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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

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1T4-,.] SETH POMEROY'S JOURNAL. 123<br />

Wednesday the forenoon fair, <strong>in</strong> the afternoon ra<strong>in</strong>,<br />

brought <strong>in</strong> a brig taken <strong>of</strong>f Carborough bay by Capt. Snell<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

loaded with rum, molasses, c<strong>of</strong>fee and chocolate, who<br />

had a few days before taken a fish<strong>in</strong>g schooner belong<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to Cape Ann (April the 17"') the men on board the brig<br />

who belonged to the schooner <strong>in</strong>formed us that the ice at<br />

Cape Breton was so driven up that a vessel could not get<br />

<strong>in</strong>to the harbour, so we were obliged to<br />

that was removed.<br />

stay <strong>in</strong> Canso till<br />

April, the 18*'' 1745. Thursday : This day was a ra<strong>in</strong>y<br />

day, and about 3 <strong>of</strong> the clock <strong>in</strong> the afternoon, the great<br />

guns began to fire <strong>of</strong>f Canso Harbour, 3 or 4 leagues (many<br />

<strong>of</strong> the vessels were discovered by the people here <strong>from</strong> the<br />

tops <strong>of</strong> the masts and the high hill at Canso) cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />

without much <strong>in</strong>termission till ten <strong>of</strong> the clock <strong>in</strong> the even<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

About six <strong>of</strong> the clock Capt. Dunahue and Capt. Swan<br />

brought <strong>in</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>e brig that they had taken that afternoon.<br />

Before this prize came <strong>in</strong> Rouse Sanders and the Piscataqua<br />

Sloop, well manned went out <strong>in</strong> pursuit ;<br />

the cannon a<br />

fir<strong>in</strong>g all this while. Dunahue and Swan manned <strong>of</strong>f before<br />

it was dark and out aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />

Friday, the 19"'. The cannon fired at a great rate till<br />

about two <strong>of</strong> the clock. Capt. Beckett went out for a discovery<br />

but found noth<strong>in</strong>g but a body <strong>of</strong> ice. Saturday, the<br />

20"'. This was a fair and pleasant day, and the companies<br />

on shore began to exercise. Sanders returned <strong>from</strong> chase<br />

after ship and although she was chased by Snell<strong>in</strong>g, T<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

Rowse Smithers. which were 16, 18 and 20 guns and several<br />

more smaller ones and some hundreds <strong>of</strong> cannon fired at<br />

her, yet she got away <strong>from</strong> them all. The chase cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />

upwards <strong>of</strong> 30 hours. She was about a 30 gun ship and a<br />

smart slii]).<br />

Sal)bath day, 21^* was a very ra<strong>in</strong>y day. Capt. Furnal the<br />

Piscataque sloop had returned <strong>from</strong> her chase after the<br />

ship, turned and went to the harbour at Louisburg, and<br />

found it full <strong>of</strong> ice. At his return to Canso met with a<br />

schooner that the French a few days before had taken and<br />

he retook her and brought her <strong>in</strong>. This was the sixth ves-<br />

sel that had been taken and brought <strong>in</strong>to this harbour s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

we came <strong>in</strong>to it. This day four <strong>of</strong> Col. Willards men be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

on shore gett<strong>in</strong>g wood one <strong>of</strong> the men was shot at by a

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